Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run last month during a series of hands-on simulations in NOAA’s new Fire Weather Testbed.
NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools Read More >
John V. Cortinas, Jr., Ph.D., director of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami, Florida, is the new Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science with
Meet John Cortinas, NOAA Research’s New Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science Read More >
This week for Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the women who are making critical contributions to NOAA’s work in severe weather research. Meet five women who are working on progress and solutions to better prepare society for severe weather events.
Meet the women advancing NOAA’s severe weather research Read More >
Imagine you’re asked to figure out how one of the most complex systems on planet Earth works. Where would you start?
FAR AFIELD: Researchers seek out and study tornadoes and severe weather Read More >
This winter has brought multiple rounds of devastating severe weather to the southeastern U.S., with more than 200 reported tornadoes and 14 fatalities. To better understand the deadly storms in this region, scientists will conduct research as they travel through seven states in the second year of one of the largest and most comprehensive severe storm field projects to date.
Severe storm research campaign kicks off second year of data gathering Read More >
A research team led by scientists from the University of California Berkeley and NOAA found that HRRR-Smoke accurately predicted the intensification of smoke pollution from the Camp
Study validates accuracy of NOAA’s smoke forecasting model during the Camp Fire Read More >
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it has selected the University of Oklahoma to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CISHIWRO).
Scientists hope images from the research drones will improve our understanding of tornadoes and lead to better forecasts.
NOAA scientists use drones to see tornado damage in remote areas Read More >
Kimberly Hoogewind is a research scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) at the University of Oklahoma, working in affiliation with the
Turning a fascination with thunderstorms into a career in severe weather and climate Read More >
All tornadoes — whether large or small — originate from thunderstorms, but not all thunderstorms are the same. Nighttime twisters, summer tornadoes and smaller events can be tougher to forecast. New research in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society presents a method for rating the skill of tornado warnings based on environmental challenges.
New rating system charts a path to improved tornado forecasts Read More >
